Monthly Archives: November 2009

Tips for Maintaining Your Car

Wheels and Tyres Rotate your tyres Every 5,000 miles or 8,000km, rotate your tyres. Clean brake dust off regularly Brake dust contains all sorts of nasty stuff. If you leave it too long, the combination of road grime, moisture and …

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Botanical Gardens, Kandy in Sri Lanka

The history of the Royal Botanic Gardens dates as far back as 1371 when King Wickramabahu III ascended the throne and kept court at Peradeniya near Mahaweli Ganga. Later, in the reign of King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe from 1747 to …

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Old Money In Sri Lanka

1935   10 Rupees 1961 10 Rupees 1942   5 Cents 1961 50 Rupees 1942   10 Cents 1964 10 Rupees 1945 100 Rupees 1969 50 Rupees 1947   25 Cents 1971 10 Rupees 1951   10 Rupees 1971 100 …

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Google Chrome OS – What does it all mean?

Google just released a preview version of its operating system. It has been prepping up for this for years – with Gmail, Google web applications, Google Wave, Google voice and the release of their own Chrome browser. Not to mention …

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Award for Drama Therapy Workshops for the Differently Abled

Thidora Theatres Creative Director Ramani Damayanthi was the only female to win the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Sri Lanka [TOYP2009]. She won the trophy on her contribution to the well-being of children. The ceremony was organized by the Junior …

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Music Video on Sri Lanka by Duran Duran in 1982

This great video ‘Save a Prayer’ from  Duran Duran was features all over the world in 1982.  Sri Lankan Tourism could benefit so much if we could have some great artist to show off Sri Lanka again.  To think from …

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